hospitals

“I think the decision has been made not to eliminate it, that we're going to accept it."

All of the state’s hospitals are required to have an emergency staffing plan in place to make up for shortages, and the Governor questioned whether those plans were deployed.

COVID-19 is adding stress to Pennsylvania’s underfunded behavioral health care system.

The governor estimates that hundreds of hospitals workers have been laid off or suspended for refusing the vaccine.

"These folks here get an ultimatum and a pink slip, and a kick in the butt and sent out the door. It’s wrong.”

“We provided them with access to resources and really talked to those individuals one-on-one to reassure them."

“The biggest challenge for our hospitals is not...the beds. Just like last year, it’s staffing. Staffing is now what we need.”

“A lot of the older adult care facilities completely shut us out, just for safety purposes, and kind of not bringing outsiders into their communities.”

“I’m sure we stand to lose some staff, and we’d hate to see that happen.”

The 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate for the Finger Lakes region is now down to .40%.